130 Black Artworks by Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys to Debut at BMA

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys are bringing their personal art collection to the Baltimore Museum of Art, aiming to follow up on the attendance record set by artist Amy Sherald.

The Baltimore Museum of Art announced during its annual BMA Ball gala that “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” will run at the museum from April 18, 2027, to Aug. 8, 2027. The upcoming exhibition will feature approximately 130 works by Black 20th- and 21st-century artists from the personal collection of the hip-hop and R&B power couple, who married in 2010.

The announcement arrives nearly a year after Sherald’s exhibition “American Sublime.” That showcase ran from November 2025 until this April, drawing more than 70,000 visitors to make it the most attended exhibit at the museum in at least the last 26 years, according to the BMA.

“Giants” will include Sherald’s 2022 diptych “Deliverance,” which drew inspiration from Baltimore’s dirt bike culture. Other notable artists featured in the collection include Baltimore native Derrick Adams, Maryland Institute College of Art alumna Sherald, photographer Gordon Parks, video artist Arthur Jafa, and painter Mickalene Thomas.

“With a few of the featured artists calling Baltimore home, this installment feels so meaningful,” Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz said in a statement. “We’re honored to bring Giants to a city whose spirit embodies everything the exhibition celebrates.”

Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, “Giants” debuted in New York in February 2024. The exhibition has since toured across the country, with stops at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and most recently, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.

“Seeing these extraordinary artists brought together through the vision and stewardship of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys creates a powerful opportunity to celebrate the innovation and influence of Black artistic practice across generations,” Asma Naeem, the BMA’s director, said in a statement.

While general admission to the BMA remains free, “Giants” will require a purchased ticket. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale in March.

Before the exhibition opens, local audiences can experience another project tied to Alicia Keys. “Hell’s Kitchen,” the Broadway musical based on her life, opens at the Hippodrome on Tuesday and runs through Sunday.